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This has all been an interesting discussion, but I still can't get over the deceitfulness of the owner in his initial posting. The fact that he didn't just come out and say "Hey, I'm an owner and I think my captain has wronged me, am I right?" Instead it's "I have a friend. . ." and "how many of us think it's right"... Also his comment that it "sounds like theft to me" shows his lack of understanding. It would be theft if it were something the owner would normally charge for, so is that what his problem is? If the captain had asked if he could bring his parents along would the owner have charged them charter rates? Lost revenue would have been the only real loss to the owner, other than a few bucks in groceries. Yes, even a few bucks is still theft, but the real issue is trust.
And there I do agree that the captain apparently violated the owner's trust (and possibly his contract), but then we're only hearing one side of the story, and from someone who has not been truthful right off the bat. I'm still wondering what the owner's intent was in using this forum this way. If it was as he said, that the captain disobeyed explicit instructions and the provisions of his contract, did the owner really not know what to do? He certainly would have had grounds to fire the captain (and as a lawyer, of course he knew that), or if he was otherwise satisfied with the captain and actually wanted to keep him, then a good heart-to-heart would have been in order. But instead he comes here to get the opinions of his "peers". I dunno, I'm not trying to defend the captain, but this doesn't sound like an owner I'd want to work for!
P.S. This is a great forum, and I appreciate the good job of moderating done by YachtForums Publisher to expose posts like this one. -Thanks!
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